Post * 0d7xj — Curious Curator

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TIL that π is 3.141592657 instead of 3.141592654 in the video game DOOM's source code

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9YO47 TIL about Thomas Rowlandson, a popular erotic artist in the 19th century whose work was heavily censored during the Victorian Era. He died at the age of 69.

VMl18 TIL After the placement of a Buddha statue to deter illegal dumping, Oakland police stated that criminal activity in the area, including dumping, graffiti, drug dealing, and prostitution, had dropped by 82% as of 2014.

4k4aa TIL Thomas Jefferson was the first president to look through an astronomical telescope at the White House. Jefferson owned telescopes and made careful notes for an annular eclipse observed from his home, Monticello

VBpGD TIL One of the reasons that Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton Had their famous duel was because Burr wanted to turn the Manhattan Company into a bank. After the death of Hamilton he did just that helping to start the Manhattan Bank which later on became JPMorgan Chase.

E4W0 TIL Hunter S. Thompson’s ashes were fired from a cannon on top of a double-thumbed fist clutching a peyote button while Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” played. There were also fireworks and the whole thing was funded by Johnny Depp.